Hose supporter



y 7, 1931; w.; E. KINSER 1,813,453:

HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Aug. 12, 1930 Patented July 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-1C nosn surron'rnn Application filed August 12, 1930. Serial 110. 474,803.

This invention relates to garment supporters and particularly to those employed as hose supporters.

It is an object of this invention to provide a gages the leg increasingly as the pull on the i 1 supportin elements is increased.

It is a inrther object of'this invention to provide a hose supporter whichv is self-adthat metal parts entering into the 1 canstructionof the supporter are minimized.

" is a further object of the invention to produce a supporter comprising comparae tively few, inexpensive parts "which will prove ieflicient and satisfacto in use.

With the foregoing and ot er objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation showlng the supporter applied to the person;

Figure 2 illustrates a front elevation of the su porter; and

igure 3 illustrates an enlarged detail view of the joint between the sections of the suprter.

In the present embodiment of the invention, there are emplo ed two leg encircling webs 5 and 6 which intersect each other at approximately diametrically opposite portions of the leg which it encircles. The web 5 has its ends connected to any suitable device such as 7 by which the support is connected no the other web and, as here shown, the Web 5 or anchored to the hose on one side. The web extends through a slot 9 formed in the web and a reenforcing facing strip 10; The facing strip may be duplicated on the two sides in the interest of increasing the strength and durability of the device and the slot 9 is in the nature of abutton hole in that it may have button hole stitching 11 or other reenforcing means to strengthen the edges of the slots.

' The device is applied to the wearer by the insertion ofrthe foot through the looped portion of the webs 5 and 6 between their junctions where one. slides through the other and then by adjusting the web-around the leg above the calf thereof or even above the knee where long hose are to be supported, the slotted portions of the webs being ada ted to occupy opposite sides of the leg 0 a wearer.

The frictional engagement of the two webs will serve to retain them in place practically regardless of the location. I

If desired, provision may be made for ad justing the. lengths of the webs by the usual adjustable buckles or clasps such as 12, but the inventor does not wish to be limited with res ect to these details.

ere the device is made large enough it may be used to encircle the waist above the hips and when so used, both feet would be inserted in the loops just as one leg is inserted when it is used as a single hose supporter.

I claim:

1. In a hose supporter, a length of material adapted to embrace one sideof the leg of a'wearer, a length of material adapted to embrace the opposite side of the le one of said sci lengths of material having .5 ots throu h 7, which the other length of material is slidab e,

and means on the ends of each len h of material for connecting the same to a ose. 2. In a hose supporter, a length of material adapted to be looped to embrace the leg of a wearer, the said length of material having slots forming guides adapted to be located on, approximately opposite sides of the leg, a length of material having a loop opposite the first mentioned loop and slidable through the slots, and a hose on aging member connected to the, ends of eac length of material;

KINSER, 

